"Studies have shown that children who are excessively on screens can have impairment in their social development [and] cognitive delay developing," he says. But, as we are in a digital age, he explains, he doesn't want to vilify electronics.

So, he explains that the most important thing in this situation is to strike a balance. At his house, his son is now allowed one hour of electronics time each weekday, but *only* after homework has been completed.

"Whatever works for you, try it for two weeks." The key, he says, is if you tell your child that it's time to go to bed or time for dinner and they refuse to get off and ask for more time on the device... That means it's NOT working.